Shadowfax was a new-age/electronic musical group formed in Chicago in the early 1970s and best known for their albums Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1989, they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1993, they were nominated for the Grammy for Esperanto.
The group formed in 1972 and disbanded after 1995 when lyricon player and leader Chuck Greenberg died of a heart attack. Having lost their signature sound, Shadowfax's members went on to other projects.
The group took its name from Gandalf the Grey's horse Shadowfax in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Members
Chuck Greenberg – lyricon, saxophone, flute (1974-1995) Armen Chakmakian – keyboards (1990-1995) David Lewis – keyboards (1984-1990) G. E. Stinson – guitars (1974-1990) Charlie Bisharat – electric violin (1986-1990) Phil Maggini – double bass, bass guitar, vocals (1974-1995) Stuart Nevitt – drums, percussion (1974-1995) Doug Maluchnik - acoustic grand, Baldwin & Rhodes, ARP 2600, Mini Moog, Oberheim, digital sequencer, harpsichord, chamberlin
Additional musicians
Emil Richards – percussion (1982-1992) Ramon Yslas – percussion Andy Abad – guitars Doug Maluchnik – keyboards Jared Stewart – keyboards (1983) Jamii Szmadzinski - electric violin (1983-1986) Jerry Goodman – violin Mark Martinez – bass
Discography
1976 – Watercourse Way (re-mixed and partially re-recorded 1985) 1982 – Shadowfax 1983 – Shadowdance 1984 – The Dreams of Children 1986 – Too Far to Whisper 1988 – Folksongs for a Nuclear Village 1990 – The Odd Get Even 1991 – What Goes Around - The Best Of Shadowfax 1992 – Esperanto 1994 – Magic Theater 1995 – Live 2019 – Live at the Wise Fools Pub 1978 2019 – The Lost Years